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Aggrandize

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Verb. To increase in intensity, power, influence, or prestige

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Alchemy

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Noun. A medieval science aimed at the transmutation or metals, esp. base metals into gold

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Amenable

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Adj. agreeable; responsiveness to suggestion

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Anachronism

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Noun. Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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Astringent

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Adj. having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

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Contiguous

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Adj. sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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Convention

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Noun. A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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Decorum

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Noun. Polite or appropriate conduct or behavior

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Desiccate

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Verb. To dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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Dilettante

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Noun. One with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

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Disparage

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Verb. To slight or belittle

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Flout

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Verb. To show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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Garrulous

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Adj. pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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Glib

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Adj. marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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Hubris

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Noun. Overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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Imminent

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Adj. about to happen; impending

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Immutable

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Adj. not capable of change

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Impetuous

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Adj. hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive or vehement

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Indifferent

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Adj. having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

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Inimical

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Adj. damaging; harmful; injurious

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Intractable

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Adj. not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

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Intrepid

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Adj. steadfast and courageous

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Laconic

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Adj. using few words; terse

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Maverick

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Noun. An independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

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Mercurial

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Adj. characterized by a rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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Mollify

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Verb. To calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity

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Neophyte

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Noun. A recent convert; a beginner; a novice

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Obfuscate

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Verb. To make confusing; to deliberately obscure

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Pervade

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Verb. To permeate throughout

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Phlegmatic

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Adj. calm; sluggish; unemotional

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Acerbic

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Adj. having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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Labile

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Adj. apt or likely to change

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Probity

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Noun. Adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

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Proclivity

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Adj. a natural predisposition or inclination

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Profligate

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Adj. excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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Propensity

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Noun. A natural inclination or tendency; penchant

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Prosaic

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Adj. dull; lacking in spirit or imagination.

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Quixotic

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Adj. foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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Quotidian

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Adj. occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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Rarefy

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Verb. To make or become thin; less dense; refine

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Recondite

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Adj. hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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Refulgent

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Adj. radiant; shiny; brilliant

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Renege

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Verb. To fail to honor a commitment; to go back in a promise

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Sedulous

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Adj. diligent; persistent; hardworking

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Soporific

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Adj. causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

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Tacit

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Adj. implied; not explicitly stated

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Terse

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Adj. brief and concise in wording

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Tout

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Verb. To publicly praise or promote

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Trenchant

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Adj. sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

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Untenable

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Adj. indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

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Vacillate

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Verb. To waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion. And another

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Variegated

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Adj. multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

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Vexation

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Noun. Annoyance; irritation

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Vituperate

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Verb. To use harsh condemnation language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate

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Panegyrical

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Adj. characteristic of lofty writing or oration in praise of a person or thing

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Gauche

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Adj. lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.

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Unstinting

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Adj. generous; bountiful; opposite of frugal

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Prosaic

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Adj. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.

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Fatuous

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Adj. foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.

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Prepossessing

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Adj. that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man.

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Decorous

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Adj. characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.

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Diffidence

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Noun. The quality of lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness

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Decorum

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Noun. dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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Propriety

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Noun. conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners; appropriateness

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Doughty

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Adj. steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.

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